District 9 mailing just half the story

Nov. 5, 2011

Following The Journal News' surprising endorsement of Republican Christopher Carey in Rockland County Legislature District 9 I received a piece of mail referencing the indictment of Debra Ortutay (former head of the Independence Party) which accused Carey of being in the "pocket of crooked politicians" for giving a donation to the Independence Party.

What about similar contributions made to the Independence Party by "friends of" Clarkstown Supervisor Alex Gromack, Clarkstown Town Board member Shirley Lasker and Rockland District Attorney Thomas Zugibe, all of whom are incumbent Democrats?

Even more disgraceful this Democratic biased mailing did not tell the voters that there is a current lawsuit against Democrat Supervisor Gromack in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in which it is alleged that patronage is running amok in Clarkstown under Gromack's administration.

Specifically the lawsuit alleges: "A Deputy Town Attorney getting $123,000 was Chairperson of the Independence Party while supporting Gromack."

Clarkstown voters, both Democrat and Republican, should end this patronage disgrace immediately at the polls.